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Making Some Meaning From COVID-19

By Ian Chisholm The last time I sensed such a global whisper of “what does this all mean?” was the afternoon of September 11, 2001. I say afternoon (not morning), because Anne-Marie and I were in Scotland at the time — four hours…
March 20, 2020 by Roy Group
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You Can Win From Anywhere: What Golf Taught Me About Leadership

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive at the place we started and know that place for the first time. — T.S. Eliot I was reminded of this line from T.S. Eliot’s poem, Little Gidding, upon…
March 13, 2020 by Roy Group

Lessons From My Time In The Public Service: Hard truths born of lived experience

I was standing at a podium in front of a room full of people. My stomach was churning, my heart was pounding and the survival part of my brain was focused on getting off that stage. I had been in my new role as Road Ahead Champion for about…
February 11, 2020 by Roy Group

From Workaholic To Working Holistic: Ian Chisholm In Conversation

You’ve heard of Fuckup Nights? Of course you have. It’s vulnerable, it’s raw, it’s funny, it’s a gift of learning from someone else’s screw-ups. In Episode XLVII of Obstacle Course, our co-founder and president, Ian Chisholm,…
January 29, 2020 by Roy Group

From Combat To Connection: Turning Conflict Into A Productive Force

We were sitting in our tiny rental car facing off with a herd of elephants. A herd of very large elephants. My 18-year-old daughter Sydney and I had only just crossed the border into Hluhulwe Imfolozi Game Reserve in South Africa when we…
January 8, 2020 by Roy Group

Waking Up – And Showing Up

I had a tough wake-up call early in my leadership career. I guess it was about 20 years ago. Back then, in my mind I was bulletproof. I was unstoppable. I was amazing. All you had to do was ask me. I would have told you. But actually, I was…
November 4, 2019 by Roy Group

North Vancouver School District Takes Up The Leadership Sword

Helping people across the threshold from leadership to mentorship is our specialty at Roy Group. We were honoured late last year to work with teachers and administrators from Handsworth Secondary and Carson Graham Secondary schools in School…
October 11, 2019 by Roy Group
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From Row Boat to Zodiac – Re-finding My Entrepreneurial Spark

Because I lost it… My life would not be the same had it not been for taking on the CEO role at Columba 1400 on Skye. This assignment introduced my brand new family and I to lifelong friends; together we made a huge difference to an entire…
October 9, 2019 by Roy Group
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Tell Me A Story. A Real One.

By Alex Van Tol One of the great things about the way the world is changing is that people are more open than ever before to sharing their challenges. There's a lot of talk about truth, openness and vulnerability (hat tip, Brene Brown), and…
August 30, 2019 by Roy Group

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